Fund Accounting Manager

Vaco has partnered with an investment management & advisory client to onboard an Accounting Manager due to department growth. This role involves full-cycle accounting for both the parent company and associated funds. The team is described as outgoing and energetic, with positive feedback from a Vaco-placed Analyst.

Responsibilities

• Record daily financial transactions, including journal entries and expense accruals, and perform cash reconciliations across corporate entities, subsidiaries, and investment funds.
• Lead month-end and quarter-end close processes for the parent company, subsidiaries, and funds, ensuring accurate allocations and timely financial statements.
• Prepare quarterly investor reporting and support the preparation and review of investor capital accounts.
• Establish, monitor, and enforce internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure compliance with control standards.
• Participate in daily team meetings to align on priorities, resolve issues collaboratively, and ensure deadlines are met.
• Partner cross-functionally with teams such as Investor Relations to support audit requests, ERP and system implementations, and broader organizational initiatives.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects, including process automation, internal control testing, and support of financial models and cash flow forecasting.
• Help develop and maintain an accounting team calendar and task tracking system to ensure all deliverables are planned, monitored, and completed on time.
• Assist in coordinating with tax preparers, external auditors, and other third-party service providers as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting; CPA license or CPA eligibility strongly preferred.
• 5-7 years of experience in public accounting, fund accounting, or a similar environment.
• Strong technical accounting foundation with a full command of debits, credits, internal controls, and control frameworks.
• Highly detail-oriented self-starter with the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently with minimal supervision.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO.
• 100% paid benefits (health, dental, vision).
• Onsite gym.

Pay

$130,000 - $160,000 base salary plus a 50% bonus.